Congress leaders swear by Ganga Jal, reiterate loan waiver vow

TNN | Nov 16, 2018, 13:10 IST

Congress leaders during press conference in Raipur on Thursday

RAIPUR: With Ganga Jal in their hands, Congress leaders on Thursday reiterated their party's promise to waive off agriculture loans of farmers within 10 days, if the grand old party comes to power in the state. The 'oath' was administered at a press conference here. Senior Congress leader RPN Singh said the promised write off would be like the one done in Karnataka. However, ever since Congress president Rahul Gandhi announced and promised to w aive off the loans of farmers, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been mocking it by saying the similar promises have never been fulfilled in Karnataka. Senior BJP leaders, including Smriti Irani and Rajnath Singh, declared the Congress party's promise as misleading and questioned why the farmer's debt has not been waived in the states where the Congress is in office. Attacking on the Congress for administering 'oath', and calling it a 'political stunt' to fetch votes, Marwahi legislator Amit Jogi called it a gimmick. He said that the farmers in Karnataka are protesting against the Congress and are being issued arrest warrants for not paying loans. On the other hand, the farmers in Punjab are also facing similar issues where the Congress failed to implement its promise of waiving off farmers' debt, Jogi added.